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    Is my motor toast?

    I just replaced the oil about 1 month ago... It still has a light color to it. Can't tell if its still new... or if its water. Its looks fine though, doubt its water. The old oil was dark black... didnt seem like any water was in it. NOTE: For the past few months I have been going through oil...
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    Is my motor toast?

    A little more information. The boat is out of the water. I last ran it in the water about 3 weeks ago... just fine. I cranked the motor last week... it ran fine, except on the power down... motor made a funny noise. Plugs are 9 months old. I pulled them, 2 were dry... 2 seems to have a...
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    Is my motor toast?

    Looking for insights before I tear this apart... I have a 1981 470 Mercruiser motor. It’s been running great for the last 6-9 months. I bought the boat after sitting for 1+ years. I crank the motor once a week if I'm not using the boat... the other day I cranked it just fine, ran it 5 minutes...
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    New Grady Owner - Looking for info on 1981

    Yup... Sounds like ill be getting in touch with Grady... Thanks for the replies though. Vero... Your right about the motor. Ive only had it out once, but damn it ran smooth and strong. Fires on a dime now... I've heard nothing but good things about the motor... Only issues I heard were the...
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    New Grady Owner - Looking for info on 1981

    First time to the site... Looks good so far... I was searching the net for some info on a boat I picked up several months back. Didnt seem to find too much about the boat on the net though. Its a 1981 Grady... Stamped Model 196. Motor is a Mercruiser 470. From what I can tell the model is...